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Pushing the boundaries for sportswomen
19-year-old Shenuki Dishalya did not expect to bring home four Golds after her first-ever international competition for weightlifting but she couldn’t be happier and prouder of her achievements especially after training so rigorously for the Asian Classic Equipped Bench Press and Power-lifting Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. A product of Bishop’s College, Colombo, Shenuki is [...]
Making his IT dreams become a reality in Australia
Data and analytics IT consultant and tech entrepreneur Dilan Jayasekara is a Sri Lankan on a mission. Having migrated to Australia with a dream, he has risen rapidly in his industry; last October he was nominated at the Australian Computer Society’s Digital Disruptor Awards as one of four finalists in the ‘Emerging ICT Professional of [...]
Await a play of hope in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
After almost two years and much anticipation, the Lionel Wendt will host Clutch Play Theatre’s (CPT) ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’, one of the first English plays to be staged since the onset of the pandemic. From January 28 to 30, the play, based on Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling book adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, will [...]
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‘Diyawannawe Saadaya’ Rap party by ‘PRIVATE’
Popular Sri Lankan rapper ‘PRIVATE’ released his latest song political satire ‘Diyawannawe Saadaya’ recently on YouTube. Lyrics were penned by DJ PRIVATE, while upcoming young music producer Praneeth Sasanka J. has made music for this magical song. Lyrically whole song on point is revealed bitter truth of corrupted system. When it comes to storytelling, PRIVATE [...]
The 2022 Grammy Awards moved to April 3 in Las Vegas
The Recording Academy announced on Tuesday that the 64th annual Grammy Awards will now take place on April 3 and will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Recording Academy previously announced the award show, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah for his second consecutive year, would be postponed from Jan. 31 due to rising concerns [...]
‘Sokari’ in Town
‘Sokari’ an old Sri Lankan folk drama which was formed according to the rural traditions of Shanthikarmas that were performed to goddess Paththini seeking fertility and prosperity will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on February 6 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre. This play which was enacted throughout the nights for 7 days [...]
Political comedy goes on the board
The second sequel to Ravindra Ariyaratne’s comedy play ‘Balloth Ekka Baa’ will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on January 30 at the Elphinstone Theatre Colombo 10. The cast include Gihan Fernando, Kumara Thirimadura, Chamila Pieris, Sarath Karunarathne, Chinthaka Peiris and Ravindra Ariyaratne while costume designing is done by Gihan Fernando. [...]
‘Sangatana’ introduces fresh faces to cinema
Muhurath ceremony for ‘Sangatana’, a new film production by young director Tharindu Bandara was held recently. Coming under the genre of psychoanalytic experimental cinema, ‘Sangatana’ is produced for international audience and it will be made into three languages English, Sinhala and Tamil. With nearly 90 percent of the cast and crew are freshers, the film [...]
‘Scream’ on screen
‘Scream’ Hollywood film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett is now being screened at theatres in and around Colombo. The fifth installment in the Scream film series, the film is written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. Starring Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, and Jack Quaid, alongside Marley Shelton, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, [...]